Punjab Parliamen-tary Secretary Health Dr Saeed Ellahi has on Friday said that nurses play vital role in looking after and recovery of patients, and the Punjab government is resolving their problems on priority basis. He also said for the first time, the present government regularised services of 7,500 nurses working on contract basis for the last many years and has recruited 2000 nurses recently.
He termed the protest by the nurses of Children Hospital, Lahore, as unjustified and added that most of the demands of nurses have already been fulfilled by the government," he added. He said on the special direction of the Punjab Chief Minister, matters relating to services of nurses are being resolved expeditiously and nurses have been promoted from Grade 14 to 16, 17, 18 and 20. "As per rules, some special allowances are discontinued after regularisation, but the government has not decreased the salaries of nurses," he added.
According to him, recommendations regarding special allowances for the nurses working in emergency of Children Hospital have been prepared and a summary is being sent to Chief Minister Punjab. The government is considering other problems of nurses sympathetically and steps will be taken soon for their resolution.
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